Wanxian
Wanxian has over 2,000 years of history and was an important city in Sichuan Province. It is also known as one of the gateway cities to eastern Sichuan and is now a part of Chongqing. This city is an important textile city located along the Three Gorges and produces other products such as peaches, oranges, bamboo, lumber and others. Wanxian is one of travel destinations for most Yangtze River cruise, and it has attracted numerous travelers from home and abroad to appreciate its beauty and unique. The port in Wanxian County is one of the ten largest ports along the Yangtze River and the second largest one in Chongqing.
"Wan" means Ten thousand in Chinese. The city is named Wanxian because tens of thousands of merchants and travellers had ever gathered here to conduct business in the distance past. The city received its name during the Ming dynasty (1368--l644), and became a foreign treaty port in l902. Wanxian is an important textile city and is renowned for its silk production and the largest Silk Museum in Southwest China. Meanwhile, the city has other products such as peaches, oranges, bamboo, lumber and others. When you are travelling here, you may visit silk-weaving factories and enjoy the exiting acrobatic show and take a leisurely travel to the busy local market.
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